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Accelerate your studies and boost your career potential through Baldwin Wallace’s 5 year speech-language pathology program that enables you to earn both bachelor and master’s degrees in five years. The distinctive program offers an exclusive pathway for selected students in BW’s undergraduate communication sciences & disorders major to seamlessly segue into BW’s master of science in speech-language pathology (SLP) program.
Reduce Time, Tuition with BW's 5 Year Speech-Language Pathology Program
BW’s new program enables you to begin your career as a speech therapist a full year earlier than the traditional format of four years of undergraduate studies followed by two or more years of graduate school. Plus, you’ll benefit from paying four years of undergraduate BW tuition and only three semesters of graduate school tuition – a potential savings of thousands of dollars.
Seamless Transition from Undergrad to Grad SLP Studies
As a communication sciences & disorders major, you can apply to BW’s integrated B.S./M.S. Speech-Language Pathology program during the summer between your second and third year. The GRE (Graduate Record Examinations) is not required for admission.
You'll take graduate coursework beginning your fourth year at BW and transition directly into the master’s program. You’ll graduate from BW with both a bachelor of science degree in communication sciences & disorders and a master’s degree in speech-language pathology. You’ll prepared to pass the Praxis exam for speech-language pathology and be ready for employment.
Intensive Coursework in Speech Therapy, Language, Hearing
You'll learn from professors with decades of classroom, clinical and research experience. The curriculum includes the same comprehensive coursework offered in the speech-language pathology undergraduate and graduate programs. The combined program requires 150 credit hours of undergraduate and graduate coursework.
Applied research is inherent to the program. You can work alongside academic and clinical faculty in conducting research. You also have the option to do your own original research study based on an area of interest.
Extensive Clinical Experiences
You'll work with clients having diverse communication needs through the Baldwin Wallace Speech Clinic, community agencies, internships and volunteer programs. Under the supervision of a licensed and certified speech-language pathologist, you’ll provide therapy to clients who have speech, language and communication disorders related to autism, articulation, voice, reading, traumatic brain injury, Down's Syndrome, Parkinson's Disease, stroke and concussion.
